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coconut-pandan cupcakes with pandan coconut frosting

This cupcakes is full of pandan and coconut flavor, pandan paste can be use for a green coloring for foods and flavor at the same time.



Ingredients :
- 1 stick soft unsalted butter / room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup shifted all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 4 drop pandan paste

for frosting :
- 1 stick soft unsalted butter/room temperaure
- 1/2 cup powder sugar/confectioner's sugar
- 2 tablespoon coconut cream
- 2 tablespoon coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp poppyseeds/ optional ( just an experiment  to add color in frosting )
( beat all ingredients until combine )



Preparation :
preheat oven to 350 F
put 12 paper baking cup into  baking pan / muffin's pan
beat butter and sugar until soft and fluffy,add egg one at a time
add flour, shredded coconut and pandan paste continue to beat until combine
fill the paper cup/ divide batter into 12 muffin's cup
ready to bake for 25-30 minutes,let them cool completely
and ready to add frosting on top.


Comments

  1. I have to try Pandan paste.Recently I've seen so many recipes using this lovely paste!!Gorgeous looking cupcakes :)

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  2. Your cupcakes are so rich in tropical flavors.

    Totally agree with you that pandan is a great natural green colouring and I love the beautiful fragrance of pandan too.

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  3. I really do need to start experimenting with pandan. Your cupcakes look so vibrant and tasty. Hard to turn down this double dose of coconut-yum!

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  4. Hi Ridwan, these cupcakes look delish. I have never seen pandan paste. Going to have to look for that. Love the coconut too.

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  5. I see double impact of pandan flavoring, into the cake and the frosting. Very nice and please sent one over to me for tasting.

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  6. I love how you use pandan in sweet food. I have only used the pandan leaves in savory curried dishes. These look gorgeous. :) Have a wonderful weekend! ~ Ramona

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  7. My daughter and I love coconut cupcakes...and I'm certain we'd love yours!

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  8. I have never used this paste....if my cupcakes looked like that they would not last long in this house!!
    thanks for the new recipe.
    I am your newest follower..pls follow back if you can.

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  9. I love pandan flavor ;-) Thanks for sharing Ridwan.

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